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Dysphania sect. Botryoides
Ukrayins’k. Bot. Zhurn., n. s. 59: 383. 2002.
Basionym: Chenopodium sect. Botryoides C. A. Meyer in C. F. von Ledebour, Fl. Altaica 1: 410. 1829
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Plants annual. Leaf blades with margins pinnately lobate or deeply pinnatifid to nearly entire (in distal leaves). Inflorescences solitary flowers or in few-flowered glomerules in lax axillary and terminal cymes. Flowers: perianth segments 5, connate basally or ± distinct; stamens 1–5 or absent; styles 2. Seeds horizontal.
Distribution
Worldwide, native to s North America, n South America, s Eurasia, Africa.
Discussion
Species 8–9 (3 in the flora).
Selected References
None.